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Thank you so much for the birthday wishes. Y'all rock like a rocking chair in a windstorm.
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darthgeek also got me the second volume of The Ultimate Sandman. But he did. Tolja he was just that cool. :)
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Sam adores Cyberchase. Which is cool. Yay math.But the theme song? That drives me absolutely mad. Because of this: o/~Don't tell me that he's trying to hack the Motherboard, we'll get him every time~\o
'Kay... If I don't *tell* you, how are you going to beat him? Hmmmm?
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When I was quite young, my Boompa taught me to go down the stairs on my butt. This was called Boombie. Because it was, that's why.
Here's the cat version. Cats can't go down on their butts, of course. The tail gets in the way.;)
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Dear Prince,
Are you kidding me? You really want to alienate all your queer fans?
Now, to be honest, I've thought you were a nutter for a while now. But, a nutter with some good music...and some undeniably goofy music that was often fun as hell. But you've been heading into whackball territory for the past few years, and my advice is "Pull up! Pull Upppppppp! You're going into a dive that you may never recover from".
Not that I expect you to listen, but hey, nobody can say I didn't try.
Disappointedly,
Gessi
P.S. "Take out of context"? Couldn't you come up with something a little more original.
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Also, if you haven't seen the segment about Prince in the first Evening w/Kevin Smith dvd, oh you should. Even if you don't like Kevin Smith, it's honestly worth it.
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Sam's cold seems to be *gone*. There's a sneeze here and there, but those are gone for the most part. The cough and runny nose seem to be utterly a thing of the past. I'm happy and relieved for the poor kid.
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We have worked with Lego to painstakingly collect and catalog almost every minifig ever produced into a photographic timeline.
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Chuck Klosterman & Chinese Democracy Reviewing Chinese Democracy is not like reviewing music. It's more like reviewing a unicorn. Should I primarily be blown away that it exists at all? Am I supposed to compare it to conventional horses? To a rhinoceros? Does its pre-existing mythology impact its actual value, or must it be examined inside a cultural vacuum, as if this creature is no more (or less) special than the remainder of the animal kingdom?
Honestly? I don't expect it to be good. There's always a *chance* of course, but so many cooks have stirred this broth that even if there are a bunch of good songs, I don't hold much hope for a cohesive album. But whatever happens, it should be interesting.
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Hey cool! A series of Muppet comic books is beginning in March of next year.
If nothing else, Sam will be delighted. She's just starting to get into comics and graphic novels, and loves the Muppets nearly as much as I do. (Well, I've had more time to let the obsession grow, you see.;)
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Oooh, here's something to eat up time, if you have some you need to be rid of. The Life Photo Archive, hosted by Google. Their photos *start* in the 1860's.
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Viayendi, video of a cat riding a Roomba. That's got to be the calmest cat I've ever seen. Seems to know how to get it to go in the right direction, too.
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Sam's a wonderful helper. My cold, which started out so light, seems to be in assasination mode. Sam has refilled the electric kettle and found the box of mint tea that went missing. Then she got me regular water as well and a bag for used tissues. She's upstairs putting away her clothes and then she's going to make bean & cheese burritos for lunch, with help and supervision from me.
She's always a great kid (even when I want to put her in a box on the sidewalk with a puppy and a sign "Free puppy, must take brat too", she's still a great kid. The proof of that is, I haven't made the sign yet.;) but this is very impressive and I've told her so.
*later* Oh, these are good. Tasty and wonderfully filling. She heated 'em up and then I put them together, explaining the folding method again. I think she might actually take on the folding next time. :)
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Dear Zappos,
I like your store and the shoes I've gotten from there. But, the e-mail I just got for you made me roll my eyes. "Free shipping for the holidays". I've been buying stuff from you for several years now (the first time was when we were still living in Maryland) and the shipping has *always* been free. It'd be kind of like Burger King advertising that now, they have french fries!
Glad for the free shipping any way I can get it,
Gessi
~~~
I can't believe I forgot that
darthgeek also got me the second volume of The Ultimate Sandman. But he did. Tolja he was just that cool. :)~~~
Sam adores Cyberchase. Which is cool. Yay math.But the theme song? That drives me absolutely mad. Because of this: o/~Don't tell me that he's trying to hack the Motherboard, we'll get him every time~\o
'Kay... If I don't *tell* you, how are you going to beat him? Hmmmm?
~~~
When I was quite young, my Boompa taught me to go down the stairs on my butt. This was called Boombie. Because it was, that's why.
Here's the cat version. Cats can't go down on their butts, of course. The tail gets in the way.;)
~~~
Dear Prince,
Are you kidding me? You really want to alienate all your queer fans?
Now, to be honest, I've thought you were a nutter for a while now. But, a nutter with some good music...and some undeniably goofy music that was often fun as hell. But you've been heading into whackball territory for the past few years, and my advice is "Pull up! Pull Upppppppp! You're going into a dive that you may never recover from".
Not that I expect you to listen, but hey, nobody can say I didn't try.
Disappointedly,
Gessi
P.S. "Take out of context"? Couldn't you come up with something a little more original.
~~~
Also, if you haven't seen the segment about Prince in the first Evening w/Kevin Smith dvd, oh you should. Even if you don't like Kevin Smith, it's honestly worth it.
~~~
Sam's cold seems to be *gone*. There's a sneeze here and there, but those are gone for the most part. The cough and runny nose seem to be utterly a thing of the past. I'm happy and relieved for the poor kid.
~~~
We have worked with Lego to painstakingly collect and catalog almost every minifig ever produced into a photographic timeline.
~~~
Chuck Klosterman & Chinese Democracy Reviewing Chinese Democracy is not like reviewing music. It's more like reviewing a unicorn. Should I primarily be blown away that it exists at all? Am I supposed to compare it to conventional horses? To a rhinoceros? Does its pre-existing mythology impact its actual value, or must it be examined inside a cultural vacuum, as if this creature is no more (or less) special than the remainder of the animal kingdom?
Honestly? I don't expect it to be good. There's always a *chance* of course, but so many cooks have stirred this broth that even if there are a bunch of good songs, I don't hold much hope for a cohesive album. But whatever happens, it should be interesting.
~~~
Hey cool! A series of Muppet comic books is beginning in March of next year.
If nothing else, Sam will be delighted. She's just starting to get into comics and graphic novels, and loves the Muppets nearly as much as I do. (Well, I've had more time to let the obsession grow, you see.;)
~~~
Oooh, here's something to eat up time, if you have some you need to be rid of. The Life Photo Archive, hosted by Google. Their photos *start* in the 1860's.
~~~
Via
yendi, video of a cat riding a Roomba. That's got to be the calmest cat I've ever seen. Seems to know how to get it to go in the right direction, too.~~~
Sam's a wonderful helper. My cold, which started out so light, seems to be in assasination mode. Sam has refilled the electric kettle and found the box of mint tea that went missing. Then she got me regular water as well and a bag for used tissues. She's upstairs putting away her clothes and then she's going to make bean & cheese burritos for lunch, with help and supervision from me.
She's always a great kid (even when I want to put her in a box on the sidewalk with a puppy and a sign "Free puppy, must take brat too", she's still a great kid. The proof of that is, I haven't made the sign yet.;) but this is very impressive and I've told her so.
*later* Oh, these are good. Tasty and wonderfully filling. She heated 'em up and then I put them together, explaining the folding method again. I think she might actually take on the folding next time. :)
~~~
Dear Zappos,
I like your store and the shoes I've gotten from there. But, the e-mail I just got for you made me roll my eyes. "Free shipping for the holidays". I've been buying stuff from you for several years now (the first time was when we were still living in Maryland) and the shipping has *always* been free. It'd be kind of like Burger King advertising that now, they have french fries!
Glad for the free shipping any way I can get it,
Gessi